Mississippi's estimated population then was 2,976,149. Divide that by four, and the ideal population of a congressional district at that point — years after the last redistricting — would be ...

Mississippi's estimated population then was 2,976,149. Divide that by four, and the ideal population of a congressional district at that point — years after the last redistricting — would be ...

Mapping America's Prospects, in Mississippi and Elsewhere. Images that illustrate the challenges and opportunities Americans face region-by-region ...

Legislative and Congressional districts are drawn based on population, and the census numbers inform the process. According to the 2020 Census, Mississippi lost about 6,000 residents, one of only ...

The legislation expands the state's only Black-majority U.S. House district due to the 2020 census showing a population decrease in the past decade.

Mississippi’s population is about 59% white and 38% Black, according to the Census Bureau. In the redistricting plan adopted in 2022, 15 of the 52 Senate districts and 42 of the 122 House ...